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Silent Hill – The Spence Edit
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Original Release Date:
2006
Original Running Time:
125
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
103
Time Cut:
22
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Brief Synopsis:
This edit shortens the film and focuses it on the character of Rose and the town of Silent Hill.
Intention:
This edit shortens the film and focuses it on the character of Rose and the town of Silent Hill. Any scenes not directly relating to her plotline is removed. The film is now more intense and atmospheric, since the other storyline that ruined the pacing. Silent Hill is now the atmospheric, creepy, horrifying film it should have been.
Release Information:
DVD
Special Features
Christopher’s scenes are presented as their own shortfilm. These scenes work better as a bonus feature, a supplement to the main story. This short film has the original ending preserved as well.
Cuts and Additions:
Scenes removed that weren’t directly related to Rose’s storyline. All of Sean Bean’s side plot is gone.
Also the ending has changed, Rose now simply leaves the town, rather than the confusing ending the film originally had.
Also the ending has changed, Rose now simply leaves the town, rather than the confusing ending the film originally had.
User reviews
11 reviews
Overall rating
8.9
Audio/Video Quality
9.3(3)
Audio Editing
9.7(3)
Visual Editing
9.3(3)
Narrative
9.0(3)
Enjoyment
7.4(11)
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
8.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
10.0
A tightened focus that keeps things creepy and does wonders for the story. The only truly noticeable edit was the ending, simply because the brightness and still shot of the answering machine didn't quite match the movement and color grading of the rest of the film.
Highly enjoyable, regardless.
Highly enjoyable, regardless.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
P
Overall rating
9.6
Audio/Video Quality
8.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Removing the Sean scenes and the weird ending really improved the movie. Being pulled out of Silent Hill for real world story, while decent exposition, was very abrupt and off-putting. Really enjoyed the pacing here and really enjoy this edit.
Thanks.
Thanks.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
T
(Updated: July 13, 2022)
Overall rating
9.4
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
8.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Silent Hill: Christopher’s Story - Spence
This review is for the bonus feature, following Christopher.
Filesize = 413 MB, Video = 720 X 480p mkv, Audio = 192 kbps AC3, 2-Channel stereo. No Subs.
This focuses on Christopher’s search, or rather his futile search.
The narrative is choppy, the dialogue incomprehensible at times.
Overall, this is frustrating, especially, I imagine, for newcomers unfamiliar with the series. Then this edit will make little sense.
Unless – you regard this as a dream.
Which is what I did midway. Returned to the beginning, rewatched.
That method totally worked for me. Sean Bean’s character is either hallucinating, or is delusional, or psychotic.
True, for other viewers, this edit makes a cheat sheet for a favorite RPC … oops, I mean character.
Good example of a fledgling editor, this work is still available and worth studying by aspiring editors.
Generous of Spence to make his early efforts available. His later efforts are of higher quality, but everyone has to start somewhere.
This review is for the bonus feature, following Christopher.
Filesize = 413 MB, Video = 720 X 480p mkv, Audio = 192 kbps AC3, 2-Channel stereo. No Subs.
This focuses on Christopher’s search, or rather his futile search.
The narrative is choppy, the dialogue incomprehensible at times.
Overall, this is frustrating, especially, I imagine, for newcomers unfamiliar with the series. Then this edit will make little sense.
Unless – you regard this as a dream.
Which is what I did midway. Returned to the beginning, rewatched.
That method totally worked for me. Sean Bean’s character is either hallucinating, or is delusional, or psychotic.
True, for other viewers, this edit makes a cheat sheet for a favorite RPC … oops, I mean character.
Good example of a fledgling editor, this work is still available and worth studying by aspiring editors.
Generous of Spence to make his early efforts available. His later efforts are of higher quality, but everyone has to start somewhere.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
V
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
9.0
Review by zeroxdash — August 8, 2010 @ 4:16 pm
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
Z
(Updated: September 13, 2012)
Enjoyment
7.0
Review by havok1977 — June 14, 2010 @ 8:49 pm
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
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